Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.1

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libksba-1.6.5

Introduction to Libksba

The Libksba package contains a library used to make X.509 certificates as well as making the CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax) easily accessible by other applications. Both specifications are building blocks of S/MIME and TLS. The library does not rely on another cryptographic library but provides hooks for easy integration with Libgcrypt.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.1 platform.

Package Information

Libksba Dependencies

Required

libgpg-error-1.47

Optional

Valgrind-3.22.0

Installation of Libksba

Install Libksba by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Program: None
Installed Library: libksba.so
Installed Directory: None

Short Descriptions

libksba.{so,a}

contains the cryptographic API functions